Quotes About Mystery

So all the kingís wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.

One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”

And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

It will be a day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ëthough seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.í

While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.